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Re: completing-read depricated initial-input
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Jean Louis |
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Re: completing-read depricated initial-input |
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Sat, 25 Jun 2022 22:51:20 +0300 |
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Mutt/+ () (2022-05-21) |
* Emanuel Berg <incal@dataswamp.org> [2022-06-25 21:56]:
> Jean Louis wrote:
>
> > Initial value is usable as it is visible and makes it easier
> > to make the choice, but it is not necessarily default.
> >
> > My personal example is that some people have one address in
> > Germany, other in Austria, but one of those addresses is
> > default (this word now has no relation to Emacs). If letter
> > has been sent last 2 times to Austria, system can recognize
> > it and offer such as initial input.
>
> That's something similar to a cache memory which is based on
> the principle of spacial and temporal proximity, I still don't
> see why whatever suggestion it comes up with isn't then the
> default value simply?
>
> It is shown and if you want to edit it first, it is inserted
> with M-n.
True. For few entries that is fine. M-n once or multiple times or M-p
followed by RET. Imagine 20 entries per day, that is just fine.
When you have many entries it is easier to press RET. Imagine 500
entries per day. It's faster.
--
Jean
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- Re: completing-read depricated initial-input, (continued)
- Re: completing-read depricated initial-input, Emanuel Berg, 2022/06/23
- Re: completing-read depricated initial-input, Emanuel Berg, 2022/06/23
- Re: completing-read depricated initial-input, Stefan Monnier, 2022/06/23
- Re: completing-read depricated initial-input, Christopher Dimech, 2022/06/23
- Re: completing-read depricated initial-input, Stefan Monnier, 2022/06/23
- Re: completing-read depricated initial-input, Christopher Dimech, 2022/06/23
- Re: completing-read depricated initial-input, Jean Louis, 2022/06/24
- Re: completing-read depricated initial-input, Emanuel Berg, 2022/06/24
- Re: completing-read depricated initial-input, Jean Louis, 2022/06/24
- Re: completing-read depricated initial-input, Emanuel Berg, 2022/06/25
- Re: completing-read depricated initial-input,
Jean Louis <=
- Re: completing-read depricated initial-input, Emanuel Berg, 2022/06/26
- RE: [External] : Re: completing-read depricated initial-input, Drew Adams, 2022/06/24
- Re: RE: [External] : completing-read depricated initial-input, Christopher Dimech, 2022/06/24
- Re: [External] : Re: completing-read depricated initial-input, Emanuel Berg, 2022/06/25
- RE: [External] : Re: completing-read depricated initial-input, Drew Adams, 2022/06/25
- Re: [External] : Re: completing-read depricated initial-input, Emanuel Berg, 2022/06/26
- RE: [External] : Re: completing-read depricated initial-input, Drew Adams, 2022/06/26
- Re: [External] : Re: completing-read depricated initial-input, Emanuel Berg, 2022/06/26
- Re: completing-read depricated initial-input, Christopher Dimech, 2022/06/24
- Re: completing-read depricated initial-input, Jean Louis, 2022/06/24